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Berlin’s brand new rent control laws are already bringing down costs. That is the conclusion announced yesterday by Germany’s number one real estate site after tallying its latest figures.
Barely a month...

The UK is in breach of its own United Nations human rights commitment to provide people with adequate homes because the housing crisis is so serious, a consortium of leading housing charities has warned. They c...

There's a momentary chance to push the Scottish government into introducing rent controls. It's important not to miss it. In lots of countries, there exist laws to limit how much landlords can charge in rent or...

John has a startlingly horrid story about the perils of renting on his blog which you can read below. It is yet another example of the UK's broken rental market and sadly not the only one we've heard here at ge...

Shelter have produced this wonderful video on the "Bank of Mum and Dad"
Shelters CEO Campbell Robb commented 'A pay-out from the ban of of mum & dad can’t be the next generation’s only chance of affording a home of their own.'
Breaking news: the Bank of Mum and Dad, which lends £2billion a year to help children with housing costs, has run out of funds and looks likely to close.

House sales People buying their first home now have to put down an average £30,000 deposit. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA Home ownership is becoming an "exclusive members' club", with today's typical first-time bu...

Nine million private tenants in the UK could be given extra protection from landlords who try to evict them. The government has decided to back a private member's bill, which would make it illegal to evict tena...

The Sunday Mirror columnist and former Deputy Prime Minister believes rent to buy plans could be a fairer model than the government's Help To Buy Imagine you could buy a home without a deposit. Or stamp duty. E...

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Local Government Council seeks to tackle London's housing crisis with innovative rent model Council seeks to tackle London's housing crisis with inno...

What We Think…

With the housing situation in the UK seemingly becoming beyond an entire generations affordability the term Generation rent was forged. It describes how that generation has been priced out of the market for property and are locked into an unforgiving and inflexible rental market .
It’s shocking to see how many websites there are out there that use the term Generation Rent to inform landlords and homeowners how best to exploit them.
That’s why we chose to launch Generation-rent.com, to give those who are trapped in this demoralising position a voice and a place to gain further insight into why this has happened to them.